1. The Rufopoly Resource Kit
Setting boundaries and expectations

2. Where are we?
ESRC Nov
WP1 : Critique of Rufopoly (Survey and Group discussions) – Report
WP2 : Workshops (Birmingham/Aberystwyth/Edinburgh)
WP2a : Design and Build Participatory Resource Kit
WP3 : Testing kit within project team and other stakeholders. +refinement
WP4 Final conference to report back on user experience

3. What this project isn't A project simply about games
Improving the current ‘Rufopoly’ version
A computer game sim city application
An academic exercise

4. What this project is about
Addressing participatory deficits and needs
Co-producing a flexible and adaptable participatory tool
Using Rufopoly + game format as a catalyst for creative and critical thinking
Designing and testing a resource kit with local, regional ,national and international relevance and traction.

5. Aims of todays workshop
To play around in the rural fringe (Exercise 1)
To look critically at a range of adaptations of Rufopoly (Session 1)
To identify your agency participatory needs and priorities (Exercise 2)
To “play around” again (lunch)
WP 1 report summary (surveys and group discussions) on Rufopoly (Session 2 )
To co-design a specification for the core team to build the resource kit. (Exercise 3)